FUNA, con ojo definido, sigue intensificandose. Según el último parte de Fiji, con vientos sostenidos de 80kt, similar a la predicción del JTWC. Según Navy, ya alcanza los 90kt
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE FUNA CENTRE [955HPA] CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 18
DECIMAL 9 SOUTH 173 DECIMAL 4 EAST AT 181200 UTC.
POSITION FAIR.
REPEAT POSITION 18.9 SOUTH 173.4 EAST AT 181200 UTC.
CYCLONE
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 11 KNOTS BUT EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN
SOUTHWARDS IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS.
CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 80 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 90 KNOTS
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 MILES OF CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 50 MILES OF CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 150 MILES OF CENTRE.
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 20.4S 174.2E AT 190000 UTC
AND NEAR 23.1S 174.5E AT 191200 UTC.
ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE ARE REQUESTED TO SEND
REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS TO RSMC NADI. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS.
OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC AT MET DOT GOV DOT FJ.
THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 029
FUNA seguirá ganando fuerza hasta este fin de semana, cuando empezará a debilitarse y a extratropicalzarse, debido al paso sobre aguas frías. LLegará a Nueva Zelanda totalmente extratropicalizado. Según la discusión del JTWC, dicha extratropicalización será producida por el paso del Ciclón sobre una zona baroclínica en la latitud 25S